Total Theatre Awards
AWARDS WINNERS 1997 - 2017
2017 TOTAL THEATRE AWARD WINNERS
Total Theatre & Farnham Maltings Award for an Emerging Company / Artist: Five Encounters on a Site Called Craigslist - YesYesNoNo (England) ZOO
Award for Physical / Visual Theatre: Sigma - Gandini Juggling (England) Assembly
Total Theatre & Jacksons Lane Award for Circus: Fauna - Fauna in association with Aurora Nova and Follow the Rabbit (Sweden)
Assembly
Total Theatre & The Place Award for Dance: Hope Hunt and the Ascension into Lazarus - Oona Doherty (Northern Ireland)
Dance Base
Award for Innovation, Experimentation & Playing with Form: Palmyra - Bertrand Lesca & Nasi Voutsas (England) Summerhall
Award for Innovation, Experimentation & Playing with Form: salt. - Selina Thompson Ltd (England) Northern Stage @ Summerhall
Award for Innovation, Experimentation & Playing with Form: Our Carnal Hearts - Rachel Mars (England) Summerhall
Judges Discretionary Award: Slap And Tickle - Liz Aggiss (England) Zoo
Significant Contribution Award - Lyn Gardner
2016 TOTAL THEATRE AWARD WINNERS
Total Theatre & Farnham Maltings Award for an Emerging Company/Artist: Jointly Awarded to
(I Could Go On Singing) Over The Rainbow (Scotland) FK Alexander with Okishima Island Tourist Group Association (Summerhall)
&
One Hundred Homes (Belgium)
Yinka Kuitenbrouwer, Big in Belgium, Richard Jordan, Theatre Royal Plymouth (Summerhall)
Total Theatre Award for Physical / Visual Theatre: Bildraum (Belgium) - Atelier Bildraum, Big in Belgium, Richard Jordan, Theatre Royal Plymouth (Summerhall)
Total Theatre Award for Physical / Visual Theatre: Cock and Bull (Scotland) - Nic Green with Laura Bradshaw and Rosana Cade (Forest Fringe)
Total Theatre Award for Innovation, Experimentation & Playing with Form: Hot Brown Honey (Australia) Hot Brown Honey with Briefs Factory (Assembly Roxy)
Total Theatre & The Place Award for Dance: Happy Hour (Belgium/Italy) - Mauro Paccagnella and Alessandro Bernardesch produced by Wooshing Machine (Summerhall)
Total Theatre & Jacksons Lane Award for Circus: Ockham's Razor: Tipping Point (England) Ockham’s Razor and Turtle Key Arts
(C Scala)
Significant Contribution Award: Forest Fringe
2015 TOTAL THEATRE AWARD WINNERS
Emerging Companies/Artists: The Beanfield (England): Breach (theSpace on the Mile)
Physical / Visual Theatre: Oog (Scotland) Al Seed (Dance Base)
Innovation, Experimentation & Playing with Form: Can I Start Again Please (England) Sue MacLaine and Nadia Nadarajah (Summerhall)
Innovation, Experimentation & Playing with Form: Portraits in Motion (Germany) Volker Gerling in association with Aurora Nova (Summerhall)
Dance: Vertical Influences (Canada) Le Patin Libre (Assembly)
Circus: B-Orders (Palestine) Palestinian Circus in association with Aurora Nova (Underbelly)
A special award for a significant contribution to 'total theatre' went to: Forced Entertainment (UK)
2014 TOTAL THEATRE AWARD WINNERS
Emerging Companies/Artists: Backstage in Biscuit Land (England): Touretteshero (Pleasance)
Physical / Visual Theatre: The Object Lesson (USA): Aurora Nova presents Geoff Sobelle (Summerhall)
Innovation, Experimentation & Playing with Form: Lippy (Ireland) Dead Centre (Traverse Theatre)
Innovation, Experimentation & Playing with Form: Near Gone (England): Two Destination Language / Escalator East to Edinburgh (Summerhall)
Circus: Bromance (England): Underbelly Productions in association with Barely Methodical Troupe (Underbelly)
Judges Discretionary Awards: Looking for Paul (Netherlands): Wunderbaum, Red Cat, Big in Belgium, Richard Jordan, Theatre Royal Plymouth (Summerhall)
Judges Discretionary Awards: You’re Not Alone (England): Kim Noble, Soho Theatre and David Johnson & John Mackay in association with ibt
A special award for a significant contribution to 'total theatre' went to: Ridiculusmus (UK)
2013 TOTAL THEATRE AWARD WINNERS
Emerging Companies/Artists: Sh!t Theatre's JSA (Job Seekers Anonymous) 2013 (England) Sh!t Theatre / Escalator East to Edinburgh (Gryphon Venues at the Point Hotel).
Physical / Visual Theatre: L'Après-midi d'un Foehn - Version 1 (France) Company Non Nova, presented by Crying out Loud (Summerhall)
Physical / Visual Theatre: Flown (England) Pirates of the Carabina, presented by Crying out Loud (Underbelly)
Innovation, Experimentation & Playing with Form: Bonanza (Belgium) Berlin, Big in Belgium, Richard Jordan Productions, Drum Plymouth, Summerhall (Summerhall)
Innovation, Experimentation & Playing with Form: Have I No Mouth (Ireland), Brokentalkers (Traverse)
Innovation, Experimentation & Playing with Form: The Worst of Scottee (England) Scottee (Assembly)
A special award for a significant contribution to 'total theatre' went to: C!rca (Australia)
2012 TOTAL THEATRE AWARD WINNERS
Emerging Companies/Artists: XXXO (Belgium) Charlotte De Bruyne & Nathalie Marie Verbeke (Belgium), Supported by Ontroerend Goed & Richard Jordan, in association with Pleasance (Pleasance Courtyard)
Physical / Visual Theatre: Caesarean Section - Essays on Suicide (Poland) Teatr Zar (Poland) (Summerhall)
Physical / Visual Theatre: (remor) (Spain) Res de Res (Spain) (C Nova)
Innovation, Experimentation & Playing with Form: All That is Wrong (Belgium) Ontroerend Goed, Laika, Richard Jordan Productions, Drum Theatre Plymouth (Traverse)
Innovation, Experimentation & Playing with Form: Bullet Catch (Scotland) Arches presents Rob Drummond (Traverse)
Innovation, Experimentation & Playing with Form: Doctor Brown - Befrdfgth (England) Soho Theatre and the Mason Sisters @ PBJ (Underbelly Cowgate)
A special award for a significant contribution to 'total theatre' went to: Helen Lannaghan and Joseph Seelig, co-directors of the London International Mime Festival
2011 TOTAL THEATRE AWARD WINNERS
Emerging Artist / Company: ShadyJane (England) Sailing On (New Town Theatre)
Physical / Visual / Devised: Bunk Puppets and Scamp Theatre (Australia)_Swamp Juice (Underbelly, Cowgate)
Physical / Visual / Devised: NeTTheatre / Grupa Coincidentia (Poland) Turandot (New Town Theatre)
Innovation: Look Left Look Right (England) You Once Said Yes (Underbelly, Cowgate)
Physical / Visual / Devised: The Arches presents Adrian Howells (Scotland) May I Have the Pleasure...? (Traverse @ The Point Hotel Conference Centre)
Physical / Visual / Devised: Tania El Khoury (England) Maybe if you choreograph me, you will feel better (Forest Fringe Café)
Significant Contribution to the field of Total Theatre: Judith Knight (Artsadmin) (England)
2010 TOTAL THEATRE AWARD WINNERS
Emerging Artist/Company: Sex Idiot presented by Bryony Kimmings (England)/ Escalator East to Edinburgh ( Zoo Roxy)
Physical Visual Theatre: Tabu presented by Nofit State Circus (Wales) Leith Walk
Physical Visual Theatre: White presented by Catherine Wheels (Scotland) at Traverse @Scottish Book Trust
Innovation 30 Days to Space presented by Bootworks Theatre (England) at Forest Fringe Café
Innovation: The Author presented by News from Nowhere - Tim Crouch (England) Traverse Theatre
Innovation: Roadkill presented by Cora Bissett, Ankur Productions/Pachamama Productions (Scotland) Traverse Theatre
Significant Contribution: David Bates (Australia): Producer & Entrepreneur – Famous Speigal Tent
2009 TOTAL THEATRE AWARD WINNERS
Total Theatre Award for an Emerging Artist/Company Lilly Through the Dark presented by The River People (England) Bedlam
Total Theatre Award for Devised Performance Everything Must Go (Or the Voluntary Attempt to Overcome Unnecessary Obstacles) presented by Beady Eye - Kristin Fredricksson Augustine's (England)
Total Theatre Award for Innovation/Interaction/Immersion Adrian Howells: Foot-Washing for the Sole presented by The Arches at St Stephens (Scotland)
Total Theatre Award for Physical/Visual Theatre Under Glass presented by Clod Ensemble and produced by Fuel McEwan Hall (England)
Total Theatre Award for Music and Theatre My Name is Sue presented by Dafydd James and Ben Lewis (Wales) Pleasance Courtyard
Total Theatre Award for a Significant Contribution to Theatre Making IMPROBABLE (England)
2008 TOTAL THEATRE AWARD WINNERS
Total Theatre Award for Experiment and Innovation: Ontroerend Goed (Belgium), Kopergiettery & Richard Jordon Productions - "Once and For All We're Gonna Tell You Who We Are So Shut Up and Listen"
Total Theatre Award for a Graduate Company: Little Bulb Theatre (England) - "Crocosmia "
Total Theatre Award for Story Theatre: Puppet State Theatre Company (Scotland) - "The Man Who Planted trees"
Total Theatre Award for Visual Theatre: RedCape Theatre (England) - "The Idiot Colony"
Total Theatre Award for a Young Company: THE TEAM & National Theatre of Scotland (USA/Scotland) Workshop - "Architecting "
The Total Theatre Award for a Significant Contribution to Physical and Visual Theatre: Footsbarn Touring Theatre (England)
2007 TOTAL THEATRE AWARD WINNERS
Award for Best Emerging Company: 1927 (England) - Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
Award for Best Original Work by a Collective/Ensemble: Rude Mechs (USA) in association with Erich Jungwirth and Richard Jordan Productions - Get Your War On
Award for Best Physical Performance: Sedari Movement Laboratory (South Korea) in association with AsiaNow Productions - Woyzeck
Award for Experimentation: Ontroerend Goed (Belgium) for The Smile Off Your Face
Award for Best Small Scale Work: News From Nowhere / Tim Crouch (England) and the Fruitmarket Gallery - England
Award for Significant Contribution: Jos Houben (Belgium)
Inaugural Wildcard Award: voted by the viewing public, was awarded to physical theatre and multimedia company Precarious (England) for their show Druthers.
2006 Total THEATRE AWARD WINNERS
Inspector Sands and Stamping Ground Theatre (England) - Hysteria
NIE {New International Encounter – England} - Past Half Remembered
Hoipolloi (England) - Floating
Farm in the Cave (Poland) - Sclavi/ Song of an Emigrant
Best Newcomers Award - Chotto Ookii Theatre Company (England)- And Even My Goldfish
Award for Innovation - Will Adamsdale & Chris Branch (England) - The Receipt
2005 Total THEATRE AWARD WINNERS
Andrew Dawson (England) - Absence and Presence
Gecko Theatre (England) - The Race
Grid Iron Theatre (Scotland) - The Devil's Larder
Kazuko Hohki (England) - Evidence for the Existence of Borrowers
Dreamthinkspeak (England) - Don't Look Back
Station House Opera (England) - Roadmetal Sweetbread
2003 Total THEATRE AWARD WINNERS
Akhe (Russia) - White Cabin
Fabrik Company (Germany) - Pandora 88
Deja Donne (Czech Republic/Italy) - There Where We Were
Eddie Ladd (England) - Club Luz
Duckie (England) - C'est Vauxhall
BlowUp Theatre (England) - The Illusion Brothers
Materiali Resistenti Dance Factory (Italy) - Waterwall
2002 Total THEATRE AWARD WINNERS
Compagnie Fiat Lux (France) - Nouvelles Folies
Company F/Z (England)- Throat
Nats Nus (France) - Ful
Shona Reppe Puppets (Scotland)- Cinderella
Theatrum Botanicum (England) - Go Go: The Boy with Magic Feet
Wishbone (England)- Scapegoat
Most Supportive Venue Award - Aurora Nova
DEREVO (Russia) Award For Outstanding Excellence And Innovation
2000 Total THEATRE AWARD WINNERS
Ariel Teatr - A Little Requiem for Kantor
BlackSKYwhite (Russia)- Bertrand's Toys
Generally Better Productions (now known as Theatre O) (England) - 3 Dark Tales
Pig Iron Theatre Company (USA)- poet in New York
Shunt (England)- The Balled of Bobby Francois
Spymonkey (England) - Stiff - Undertaking Undertaking
Most Supportive Venue: The Pleasance
Lifetime Achievement Award: Monika Pagneux (France)
1999 Total THEATRE AWARD WINNERS
Award for Best Overall Production - Anonymous Society (Belgium/England)- Reunion
Award for Best British Production – Ridiculusmus (England) - The Exhibitionists and Yes Yes Yes
Award for Best International Production - Theatre Talipot - The Water Carriers and Passage
Audience's Choice Award - No Ordinary Angels (England)- Deadly
Award for Best Use Of Design - the Young Vic Theatre Co (England) - The Arabian Nights
Award for Most Supportive Venue - Continental Shifts at St Brides
Lifetime Achievement Award - Ken Campbell and Nola Rae (England)
1997 Total THEATRE AWARD WINNERS
Award for Most Innovative overall production - The Right Size (England) - Do You Come Here Often?
Audience's choice award – Acrobat (Australia) Acrobat
Award for Most Innovative International Production – DEREVO (Russia) - Red Zone
Award for Best Use of Design - Co Yvette Bozsik - Hommage à Mary Wigman
Award for Most Innovative Touring Production - Fecund Theatre (England) - 27
Award for Best Newcomer - K486 (England) - The Trial
Lifetime Achievement Award - Steven Berkoff (England)